Current Events 23.11.2010

For Your Teeth, Thanksgiving Is a Real Food Fight

- Science Daily

Site:http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/11/101123112148.htm

Summary:

Thanksgiving is the time of feasting. It is not only a food fight for people, but for teeth. It's not the food itself, it's the S.mutants. They are found in sugar and they stick to your teeth causing decay. There are good news at the thanksgiving table and bad. The good are Koo(bacteria) comes together with S. mutants causing plaque, but scientists have found out how to prevent it by isolating elements in a cranberry sauce. Thanks to thanksgiving we can give thanks to preventing plaque! The bad are people will have cranberry sauce much more causing them to take in too much sugar which can be bad for one and give you cavities. The solution is, BRUSH YOUR TEETH. 

One World:

This article connects to what we are learning by being current news about the world around us. In particular this article is about the decaying of teeth and how we can stop it. This news effects scientific knowledge by teaching them that plaque can be stopped using cranberry sauce, but it also shows how it can be harmful. This article also effects society by giving people an idea of what to do when they celebrate thanksgiving and still be healthy. It does not really effect technology because there are many machines used to remove and help tooth decay. 

Analysis/Evaluation:

This article made sense because it was portrayed through a very common celebration called thanksgiving. The evidence is also provided by dentists. Whilst ready I made only two inquiries. Firstly, how does cranberry sauce elements help prevent plaque? Secondly, how can we stop plaque other than eating cranberry sauce?

Reflection:

This article was very interesting because of three reasons. Firstly, elements from cranberry sauce can prevent plaque! I never thought a fruit could to such an amazing thing. Secondly, food can prevent tooth decay and plaque. I thought food only contributed to it, but I am luckily wrong. Thirdly, thanksgiving can bring a fight to your teeth. Food helps us attain energy, but if we don't brush our teeth, food can be potentially dangerous. In conclusion I enjoyed this article and it was very interesting. I now know how to prevent tooth decay and plaque, by just eating cranberry sauce!